Liberal Arts, Social Sciences Concentration BS

Program Description

The Andrews University liberal arts curriculum seeks to challenge students by preparing them for an increasingly complex and interconnected world.

The liberal arts degrees demonstrate the following learning objectives in each of the concentrations: critical thinking, effective communication, and life-long learning and the preparation of students for lives of leadership and service.

The degree on the diploma and transcript will be listed as a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science. The major on the transcript will be Liberal Arts, with a listing of one of four concentrations: Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary.

The Liberal Arts degree program will be administered from the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, with the Associate Dean assigned the responsibility to coordinate the advising of students. Academic oversight of the program will be the responsibility of the Liberal Arts Advisory Committee whose membership will include representation from the departments represented by the curricular requirements.

Liberal Arts students will be required to keep a portfolio of work done during their education in order to demonstrate progress toward meeting learning objectives.

Degree Details

Divided into four Concentrations

Humanities

Sciences

Social Sciences

Interdisciplinary

Governed by an Andrews University Advisory Committee

A minimum of 124 semester credits must be earned, including a concentration of 45 credits plus general education requirements and electives

A minimum of 30 semester credits in the degree must be from courses numbered 300 and above

A minimum of 60 credits must be earned from approved AU courses

A minimum of 15 credits in the concentration must be earned from approved AU courses numbered 300 and above

Why and For Whom

Person with a broader interest than a single discipline

For those who switched majors

Fall-back for the capable student

More flexible than single-discipline degree

For affiliate campuses – only approved concentrations

Social Sciences Concentration

Three foundation classes are required. It is highly recommended that you take upper-division courses in the two focus areas you choose, since they are likely to be prerequisites for some of the other upper-division classes you will need. Choose three from the following list:

27 upper-division credits in two of the following six areas with a minimum of 4 upper-division classes from the two focus areas (for a total of 12 credits). The other 15 upper-division credits may come from any of the areas in the social sciences noted below:

Anthropology

Family Studies

Psychology

Sociology

Political Science

Economics

Two classes of electives (6 credits) from any of these acronyms: ANTH, FMST, PSYC, SOCI, PLSC, or ECON